Whether you live in New Windsor or just pass through, your ride will be a little smoother.

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Posted Jul. 29, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Posted Jul. 29, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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Whether you live in New Windsor or just pass through, your ride will be a little smoother.

Supervisor George Green said that, after much effort by the town, a crew from CSX, which owns the railroad lines running through town, showed up Friday to smooth out bumps at two notorious locations: tracks crossing Temple Hill Road/ Route 300, near the Old Temple Hill Road intersection; and the tracks crossing Union Avenue near the Recreation Department office.

Drivers who cross either of those tracks know it had gotten next to impossible to do so without your vehicle being jostled mercilessly.

Green said persistency paid off for the town: "It was just a matter of pushing the right buttons and getting to the right people."

He said the work done Friday was "just a temporary fix," and CSX will be back in the fall to do a more permanent repair.

Michael Randall

Saugerties Supervisor Kelly Myers says she is working with St. Mary of the Snow Roman Catholic Church to find an alternative use for its school at 25 Cedar St., which was closed by the Archdiocese of New York in June due to declining enrollment. Its former students include "Late Night" TV host Jimmy Fallon.

Myers says a few options are being considered, including possibly making part of the building available to home-schooled kids.

No news as to whether the trio will be back in the area any time soon, though village residents say Fallon does return to visit pals and relatives. He is a grad of Saugerties High School (Class of 1992) and continues to make references on his show to growing up in Saugerties.

Pauline Liu

Being featured in Hudson Confidential can make a difference, says Vince Begley of Chester.

The witty, self-deprecating educator-turned-blogger has been pumping out work for two websites. He quipped that he was up to 1.35 viewers daily.

But after our recent writeup about him, he said, he was getting a whopping 12 viewers a day.

Undeterred, he keeps blogging on.

"I'm like the little boy who was brought into a room that was filled waist-high with manure. The boy jumped into the manure and began thrashing about. Finally someone asked him what he was doing. He answered, "With all this manure, there has to be a pony somewhere.'"

Keep looking, Vince.

If you'd like to take a look at the wit and wisdom of Vince Begley, you can find it at schoolingamerica.wordpress.com and alongtheyellowbrickroad.wordpress.com.